Two men arrested and accused of murdering a 16-year-old boy now face gang charges.
Ja’Quez Jeremiah Sims, 19, and Quaran Jamir Jackson, 18, are accused of shooting and killing Jaishawn Overstreet on April 27.
Gainesville police worked with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation Gang Task Force to file the new charges.
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Both men have been charged with participating in criminal street gang activities.
Both men are suspected of murder and serious assault.
Sims is also charged with murder.
Police said they believe Overstreet went to Ridgecrest Apartments in Gainesville on Saturday, April 27, to meet someone who wanted to commit a crime, where he was shot in the head.
He was hospitalized in critical condition and later died of his injuries.
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